If media mogul Quincy Jones had his way, Vibe -- the music magazine he co-founded with Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) nearly 16 years ago and sold to Wicks Group of Cos. LLC in 2006 -- would be brought back to life as an online publication. Jones told EbonyJet.com that he's already begun discussions to buy back the recently defunct magazine.
"They [Wicks Group] just messed my magazine all up, but I'm gonna get
it back. You better believe it, I'm'a take it online because print and
all that stuff is over," Jones told EbonyJet.com.
Jones sees a market for the magazine, especially in an online format, since Vibe magazine CEO Steve Aaron said the Web site was profitable.
"Print and all that stuff is over, we gotta remember that," Jones said.
"The Chicago Tribune, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The Miami Herald.
They're over the same way as the record business. We have got to get
into this century."
- Gerald Magpily
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